Paul Rotha
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1907-06-03 (77 years old)
Deathday
1984-03-07
Place of Birth
London, England
Also known As
Поль Рота
Пол Рота
Paul Rotha
Biography
Paul Rotha (3 June 1907 – 7 March 1984) was an English documentary film-maker, film historian and critic. He was born Paul Thompson in London, and educated at Highgate School and at the Slade School of Fine Art. Rotha was a close collaborator of John Grierson, and Wolfgang Suschitzky was one of his cinematographers. He directed and produced dozens of documentaries including Contact (1933), Air Outpost (1937) The Face of Britain (1935), World of Plenty (1943), Land of Promise (1947), A City Speaks (1947) and many others. The World Is Rich (1947) and Cradle of Genius (1961), both of which were nominated for an Academy Award, and feature films...
Production
1937
as Producer
1962
as Director
1935
as Director
1931
as Director
1945
as Director
1958
as Director
1941
as Associate Producer
1951
as Director
1936
as Director
1935
as Director
1961
as Director
1961
as Editor
1947
as Director
1946
as Director
1944
as Producer
1947
as Director
1958
as Writer
1958
as Producer
1940
as Director
1951
as Writer
1943
as Director
1943
as Writer
1943
as Producer
1937
as Producer
1946
as Director
1936
as Writer
1941
as Producer
1946
as Producer
1942
as Producer
1942
as Producer
1946
as Producer
1947
as Producer
1960
as Director
1953
as Director
1933
as Director
1947
as Writer
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